Hispanic theater is a theater movement within America that can date it’s roots as far back the late sixteenth century with the Spanish conquistadors. With the expansion and growth of the United States, San Francisco and L.A. became major hubs of Hispanic theater as Hispanic, and slightly later Chicano, identities became solidified within the United States. Theaters of this nature flourished as immigration increased, as Puerto Ricans become citizens, and after revolutions arose in their respective motherlands, namely Cuba. These types of theater revolve around themes of family, values, religion, their lifestyle in the United States, and race and immigration issues, and Chicano theater has a very large focus on its women. These plays often tend to use a wealth of Spanish in there scripts mixed with English, ‘Spanglish', because this is a way many of them speak in their daily lives. These forms of theater are quite popular and successful in the United States now, booming from its humble beginnings, and their impact can easily be seen today, a time when it is very important that these voices are heard and listened to.